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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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