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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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