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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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