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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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