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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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