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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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