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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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