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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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