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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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