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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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