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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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