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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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