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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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