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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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