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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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