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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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