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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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