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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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