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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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