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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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