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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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