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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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