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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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