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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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