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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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