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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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