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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the 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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