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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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