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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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