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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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