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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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