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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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