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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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