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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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