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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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