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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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