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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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