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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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