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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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