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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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