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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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