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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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