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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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