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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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