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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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