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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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