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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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