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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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