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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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