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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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