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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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