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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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