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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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