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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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