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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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