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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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