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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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