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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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