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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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