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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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