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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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