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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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