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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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