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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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