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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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