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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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