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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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