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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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