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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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