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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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