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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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