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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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