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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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