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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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