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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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