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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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