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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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