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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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