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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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