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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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