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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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