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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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