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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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