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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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