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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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