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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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