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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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