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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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