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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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