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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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