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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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