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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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