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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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