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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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