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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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