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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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