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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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