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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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