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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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