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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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