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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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