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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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