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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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