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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major 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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