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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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