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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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