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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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