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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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