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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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