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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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