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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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