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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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