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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 (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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