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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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