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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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