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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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