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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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