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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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