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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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