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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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