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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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