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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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