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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key 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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