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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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