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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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