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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner 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 commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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