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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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