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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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