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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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