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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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