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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major 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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