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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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