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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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