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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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