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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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