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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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