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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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