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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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