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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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