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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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