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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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