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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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