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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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