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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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