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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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