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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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