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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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