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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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