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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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