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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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