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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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