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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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