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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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