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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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