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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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