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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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