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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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