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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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