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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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