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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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