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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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