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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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