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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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