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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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