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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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