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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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