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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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