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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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