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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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