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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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