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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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