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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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