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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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