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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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