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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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