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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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