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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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