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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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