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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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