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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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