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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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