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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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