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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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