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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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