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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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