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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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