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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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