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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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