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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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