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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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