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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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