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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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