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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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