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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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