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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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