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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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