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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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