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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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