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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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