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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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