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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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