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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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