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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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