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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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