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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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