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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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