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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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