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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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