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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative 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 book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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