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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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