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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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