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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes 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 online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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