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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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