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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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