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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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