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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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