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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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