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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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