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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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