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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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