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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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