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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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