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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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