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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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