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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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