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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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