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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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