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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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