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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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