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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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