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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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