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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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