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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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