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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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