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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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