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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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