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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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