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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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