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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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