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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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