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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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