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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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