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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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