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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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