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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing 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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