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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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