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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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