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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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