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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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