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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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