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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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