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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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