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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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