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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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