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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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