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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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