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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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