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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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