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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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