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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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