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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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