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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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