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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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