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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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