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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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