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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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