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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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