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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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