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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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