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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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