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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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