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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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