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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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