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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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