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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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