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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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