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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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