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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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