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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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