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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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