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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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