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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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