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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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