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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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