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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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