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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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