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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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