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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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