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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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