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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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