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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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