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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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