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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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