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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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