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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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