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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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