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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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