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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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