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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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