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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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