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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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