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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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