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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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