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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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