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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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