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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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