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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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