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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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