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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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