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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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