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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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