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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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