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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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