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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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