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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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