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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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