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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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