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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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