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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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