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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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