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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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