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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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