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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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