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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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