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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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