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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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