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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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