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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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