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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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