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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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