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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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