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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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