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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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