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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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