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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key 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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