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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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