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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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