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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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