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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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