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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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