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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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