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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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