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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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