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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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