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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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