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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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