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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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