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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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