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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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