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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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