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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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