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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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