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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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