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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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