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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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