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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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