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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the 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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