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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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