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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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