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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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