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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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