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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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