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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important 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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