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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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