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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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