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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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