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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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