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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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