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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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