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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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