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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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