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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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