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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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