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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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