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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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