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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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