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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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