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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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