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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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