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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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