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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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