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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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