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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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