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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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