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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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