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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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