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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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