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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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