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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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