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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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