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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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