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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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