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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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