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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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