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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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