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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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