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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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