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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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