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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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