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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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