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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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