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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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