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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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