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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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