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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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