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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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