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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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