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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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