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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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