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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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