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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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