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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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