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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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