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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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