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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the 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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