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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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