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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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