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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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