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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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