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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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