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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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