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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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