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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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