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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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