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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key 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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