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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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