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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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