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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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