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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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