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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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