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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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