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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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