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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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