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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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