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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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