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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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