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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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