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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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