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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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