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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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