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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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