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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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