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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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