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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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