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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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