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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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