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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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