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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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