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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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