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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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