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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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