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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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