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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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