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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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