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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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