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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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