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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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