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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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