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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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