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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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