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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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