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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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