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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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