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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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