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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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