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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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