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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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