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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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