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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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