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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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