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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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