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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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