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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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