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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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