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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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