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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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