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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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