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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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