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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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