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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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