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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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