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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes 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. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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