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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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