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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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