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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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