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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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