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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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