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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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