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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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