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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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