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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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