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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers 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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