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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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