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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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