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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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