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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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