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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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