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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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