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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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