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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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