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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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