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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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