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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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