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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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