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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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