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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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