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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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