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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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