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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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