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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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