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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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