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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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